as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
The same is true of the songs of No Doubt, an Anaheim band that leaned into poppy angst while coming of age in the shadow of the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The Racial Disparities Revealed After George Floyd Persist Despite the widespread angst that followed these murders, realities for many Black Americans remain deeply inequitable.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Directors: Scout Purdy & Doug Purdy After a series of revelations, 15-year-old Joe devises a plan to cure her teen angst: a month-long pilgrimage filled with communication issues, terrible survival skills, and zero Wi-Fi—AKA a summer hiking trip with her father.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
For example, there is already a great deal of angst that AGI might be an existential risk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The Racial Disparities Revealed After George Floyd Persist Despite the widespread angst that followed these murders, realities for many Black Americans remain deeply inequitable.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Directors: Scout Purdy & Doug Purdy After a series of revelations, 15-year-old Joe devises a plan to cure her teen angst: a month-long pilgrimage filled with communication issues, terrible survival skills, and zero Wi-Fi—AKA a summer hiking trip with her father.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
For example, there is already a great deal of angst that AGI might be an existential risk.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
Noun
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After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California home so many times that the owner fled in fear, the property fell into even wilder hands: a group of bears, authorities said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Levine also challenged Ono’s inaction as a pro-Hamas encampment took hold in the heart of Michigan’s campus, causing terror and fear among Jewish students.—
Avi D. Gordon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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This has increased concern over escalating rhetoric and the possibility that individual actors will feel compelled to take matters into their own hands.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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On both the commercial, as well as the military side, the ability to deliver against order books was a paramount concern due to the ongoing ramp in commercial deliveries, and the shortfalls in munitions and missiles from wars in Ukraine and the mid-East.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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An earlier 2019 study in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance found turbulence, unfamiliar aircraft noises, and the threat of terror attacks were among the top anxiety triggers.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Too much attention, often understandably driven by shareholder and financial analyst anxiety, is being placed on the lagging indicators of current performance.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The fact Ishiba’s LDP faces an election on July 20 only heightens the BOJ’s worries about the political establishment striking back.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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But plenty of Republicans have expressed worries about the provision as well, imperiling its passage.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
25 June 2025
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These emotional tensions can cloud a parent's judgment.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
23 June 2025
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Trump activated 2,000 Natural Guard troops without receiving approval from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who argued that bringing in the reinforcements would inflame tensions in the city.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Aside from Howard Hughes, Enzo Ferrari was Mann’s white whale: a fastidious man who was excellent at his job and attempted to bury—yet was consumed by—overwhelming emotional torment.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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Finding ways to manage your stress, such as yoga and meditation, may help.32 Some people with high blood pressure may benefit from dietary supplements, like magnesium and omega-3s.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 June 2025
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While this term isn’t an official medical diagnosis, dermatologists use it to describe breakouts that sync up with hormonal fluctuations caused by a person’s menstrual cycle, heavy stress (thanks, cortisol), or a chronic health condition.—
Alisa Hrustic,
SELF,
16 June 2025
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Drawing heavily from Qiu’s biography, My Father’s Son centers on an 18-year-old protagonist, Qiao, who loses his voice while attempting to deliver the eulogy at his father’s funeral and flees in anguish.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Many of us watch in anguish as our compatriots abandon their homes, desperate for a safe haven beyond the reach of oppression and destruction.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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